Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fire in the Minster
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fairfax House
- York Bombed
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Hospitium
- Water Lanes
- Sixties York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York St John in the 20th Century